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- Content warnings: Rape, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Domestic violence, Mental illness, Trauma, Toxic relationships, Violence
Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?
by Janie Marie
Book 1 in The Big Bad Wolf Trilogy
Go here for a darker new adult fairytale retelling where the danger is emotional before anything else. Kylie and Logan have that wounded-people-recognizing-each-other pull, with enough unresolved thread to make book two feel mandatory.
goodreads 3.54/5 437 ratings
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Length388 pages
Series statusCompleted series · 3 books
Spice1/5 · Tension / anticipation
PacingFast
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Slow burn
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Low
- Tension / anticipation
- Book hangover
- Damaged survivor
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- Protective love interest
- First time / discovery
- The angst delivered
- Hurt/comfort
- Slow seduction
- Growth-focused
- Athlete
- Only one who understands them
Fantasy promise
- New adult
- Fairytale retelling
- Small town / village
- Contemporary
- Humans only
- First love
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- Guardian/protector
- Rescue romance
- High school romance
Reading experience
- Third person
- Fast
- Dark
- Heavy
- High
- Survivor
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- Emotional
- Angsty
- Fast-paced
- Suspenseful
- Character-driven
- Red Riding Hood retelling
- Cliffhanger warning
- Emotional devastation
- Morally complex
- Plot twist heavy
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Book details
- Length
- 388 pages
- Publisher
- Independently published
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book